Jinghu Circuit
Jinghu Circuit or Jinghu Province was one of the major circuits during the Song dynasty from 985 and 998. In 998 it was divided into 2 circuits: Jinghu North Circuit and Jinghu South Circuit. Its administrative area corresponds to roughly the modern provinces of Hunan, southern Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The pr ... and northeastern Guangxi. References * Circuits of the Song dynasty {{China-hist-stub ...
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Circuit (administrative Division)
A circuit ( or ) was a historical political division of China and is a historical and modern administrative unit in Japan. The primary level of administrative division of Korea under the Joseon and in modern North and South Korea employs the same Chinese character as the Chinese and Japanese divisions but, because of its relatively greater importance, is usually translated as province instead. China Circuits originated in China during the Han dynasty and were used as a lower-tier administrative division, comparable to the county (, also translated as "districts"). They were used only in the fringes of the empire, which were either inhabited primarily by non-Han Chinese peoples or too geographically isolated from the rest of the Han centers of power. The system fell into disuse after the collapse of the Western Jin dynasty. The administrative division was revived in 627 when Tang Emperor Taizong made it the highest level administrative division and subdivided China in ...
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